Teenager dies in Down crash

A teenager has died following a two-vehicle road accident in Co Down.

The 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at the Ballynahinch Crossroads on the Cumber Road, near Hillsborough.

The dead man was travelling in a Citroen Saxo when it collided with a Renault Clio shortly after 9pm yesterday.

A police spokesman said a second person in the Saxo was taken to hospital but no details were available on their condition.

A number of people who were travelling in the Clio were also admitted to hospital but their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.